For the past few minutes the doorbell was incorporated as part of my dream. Finally, after it rang for some time, I realized it is not a dream and I need to get up and open the door. Shashikala walked in. “Goodmorning Didi.” She said in her usual chirpy voice. “Hmm.” I replied coldly. She …
My first school was a convent. We used to pray before every lesson (which was called period), before lunch, and during the morning assembly. Other than this, my friend and I would visit the chapel inside the school before any exam. This was easily praying about 10 times a day. If a fellow class student …
This story is set in the year 2009. *** “So, you willingly emailed your private picture to Vicky? The pot-bellied Officer asked Ria with a smirk. Mr. and Mehta bowed their head down in shame. “Umm…I had just sent it to Vicky on yahoo messenger…. He sent it to Rishi. Rishi sent it to Ashir…. …
Wish all of you a very Happy Diwali!! Some are celebrating it today. Some are celebrating it tomorrow. But the festivities have started. I have fond memories of Diwali from when I was younger. When I was growing up, and I think even when most of you were growing up we did not know / …
One day, I received a friend request on Facebook from Shomi Pandey. Shomi Pandey was a classmate of my elder sister. We attended the same school. It so happened that one of our mutual friends had tagged some old pictures of a school picnic. The picture included my sister and Shomi among many other young …
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Somebody has joined my workplace who has the same car as me (same model, same color). Today, he asked me when did I purchase the car. About a year ago I replied. When the conversation got over, I realized that it can’t be one year. I had got the car in June 2015. It has …
The other day I went to sit by the pool side after returning from gym. I was feeling very depressed. It is difficult to identify what exactly was the trigger. Recent death of a relative, talking to a friend who is initiating divorce, reading about a young married woman committing suicide, cribbing to another single …
It was sometime in 2012. I had just started living by myself in a PG in Bombay. This was the first time I was living away from my parents. I was 24. Not that young. Still, it was very tough for me. My parents had found a PG close to my office. My mother was …
Originally published on yourstoryclub “Charu, were you touching my make -up? Look, you closed it without rotating it and now it is broken,” said Sadhna holding the misshaped lipstick. “Sorry Didi, I was just looking,” said Charu sincerely. “Look, I have made your favourite upma today. Just like Kakimaa!” Sadhna’ heart melted as the 13-year …
My story that won ‘Muse of the Month’ on Women’s Web: The cue for this month was from the movie Queen, in which Kangana’s reel granny tells her that instead staying back in the hotel and watching TV and feeling bad for herself, she should go out and meet people, go sight-seeing…who knows she might …